Continental Porcelain Spill Vase with Transfer Printed Fox and Deer Motif c.1920s

This is a highly unusual example of a hand-decorated spill vase that is probably continental in origin and dates from the 1920s to 1930s.

The body has a moulded wrythen effect. The transfer-printed decoration consists of a scene depicting a stag and a doe on a heath. On the opposing side is a vixen and cubs in a woodland setting. Panels of stylised flowers separate these two scenes. The rim and the foot have an iridescent metallic finish.

The interior is white with an uneven patch of iridescent metallic glaze in the base.

The foot is domed and has an unglazed rim. There is a freehand signature in gold but this is indiscernible.

It has a height of approximately 12.4cm, with a diameter across the rim of about 6.8cm and across the foot of about 5.3cm.

It has an unwrapped weight of 220g.

It is in excellent condition, with no chips or cracks. There is a blemish to the metallic finish at the rim but this is not a chip as it is completely smooth.